FILM CRITICS SAY: KIM KI-DUK BEST IN WORLD

The International Federation of Film Critics have awarded Kim Ki-Duk's 3-IRON their Grand Prix for 2005. The award goes for the "most audacious, original and personal cinema" and I doubt you'd find a director more committed to his bizarre personal vision of the world than Kim Ki-Duk. FIPRESCI says he has earned himself "...a place of honor on the world movie chessboard," and while Director Kim's winning of the Grand Prize has already caused some critics to froth at the mouth, I'm much more concerned by this giant chessboard thing.

(Thanks to Steve for the heads up)